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Missing Person ~ Juanita Migwans

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A combined $115,000 reward is being offered by the Government of Ontario and the M’Chigeeng council for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Juanita Migwans’ disappearance

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Juanita Migwans was last seen walking in the Highway 551 and Oakhill Drive area of M’Chigeeng on the morning of Oct. 2, 2024.Photo supplied by Ontario Provincial Police

NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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M’CHIGEENG, ONT. – Two years after Juanita Migwans was last seen, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin Anishnaabe Police (UCCM Police) continue to seek answers with a renewed appeal for information.

On Monday, October 7, 2024, UCCM Police received a report of a missing person, identified as 31-year-old Juanita Migwans of M’Chigeeng. She was last seen walking on Riverside Drive in M’Chigeeng on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

https://www.sootoday.com/city-police-beat/two-years-later-police-continue-to-seek-answers-in-juanita-migwans-case-12854857

#Missing Person, Juanita Migwans, #Northern Ontario, #Cash Rewards, #Case; MMIW – Missing / Murdered Indigenous Women;

History, Law, Islam

My Lord is with me – Moses and His Test

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MOSES (MUSA) IS CALLED BY ALLAH/ GOD:

  • 10. Your Lord called to Moses, “Go to the tyrannical people.
  • 11. The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear?”
  • 12. He said, “My Lord, I fear they will reject me.
  • 13. And I become stressed, and my tongue is not fluent, so send Aaron too.
  • 14. And they have a charge against me, so I fear they will kill me.”
  • 15. He said, “No. Go, both of you, with Our proofs. We will be with you, listening.
  • 16. Go to Pharaoh, and say, ‘We are the Messengers of the Lord of the Worlds.
  • 17. Let the Children of Israel go with us.’“
WHO IS YOUR LORD? AND PHARAO’S PUNISHMENT:
  • 23. Pharaoh said, “And what is the Lord of the Worlds?”
  • 24. He said, “The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, if you are aware.”
  • 25. He said to those around him, “Do you not hear?”
  • 26. He said, “Your Lord and the Lord of your ancestors of old.”
  • 27. He said, “This messenger of yours, who is sent to you, is crazy.”
  • 28. He said, “Lord of the East and the West, and everything between them, if you understand.”
  • 29. He said, “If you accept any god other than me, I will make you a prisoner.”
  • 30. He said, “What if I bring you something convincing?”
  • 31. He said, “Bring it, if you are being truthful.”
  • Then Moses threw his staff, and behold, it began swallowing their trickery.
  • 46. And the magicians fell down prostrating.
  • 47. They said, “We have believed in the Lord of the Worlds.
  • 48. The Lord of Moses and Aaron.”
  • 49. He said, “Did you believe in Him before I have given you permission? He must be your chief, who taught you magic. You will soon know. I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you all.”
  • 50. They said, “No problem. To our Lord we will return.
  • 51. We are eager for our Lord to forgive us our sins, since we are the first of the believers.”
  • 52. And We inspired Moses: “Travel with My servants by night. You will be followed.” …
  • 60. And they pursued them at sunrise.
NABI MUSA/ MOSES SURVIVES THE SEA/ DROWNING AND BELIEVERS – PHARAOH DROWNS
  • 61. When the two groups sighted each other, the followers of Moses said, “We are being overtaken.”
  • 62. He said, “No; my Lord is with me, He will guide me.”
  • 63. We inspired Moses: “Strike the sea with your staff.” Whereupon it parted, and each part was like a huge hill.
  • 64. And there We brought the others near.
  • 65. And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.
  • 66. Then We drowned the others.
  • 67. In that there is a sign, but most of them are not believers.
  • 68. Surely, your Lord is the Almighty, the Merciful.

#MOSES (NABI MUSA – AS) , PARTING OF THE SEA, #BELIEVERS TEST, #FAITH, PHARAOH, ISLAM;

History, Law, Language,Rosethorn

Modern OutLaw Syndrome

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* 𝓣𝓗𝓔 𝓜𝓞𝓓𝓔𝓡𝓝 𝓞𝓤𝓣𝓛𝓐𝓦 ***

  • WHEN “LAW” IS NON-SENSICAL:
  • REFUSES TO PAY TAXES( High income High Tax – Low income- Nothing to survive on);
  • DOESN’ T TRUST THE COURTS;
  • EVERYONE IS CORRUPTED ( To a certain Degree);
  • DEEMED WEIRD BY SOCIETY; 
  • LIKES CASH & GOLD (Liquid Money);
  • DOESN’ T TRUST THE BANKS/ INSURANCE; 
  • SEPARATES RIGHT from WRONG;
  • IS NOT DELUSIONAL; 
  • KNOWS PERSONAL MESS HAPPENS FROM PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY;
  • CAN HUNT/ KILL FOR FOOD – LOVES FORESTS;

#Outlaw; #Modern version; #Characteristics; #Survival; #Legislation and Survival Issue;

History, Law, Library

THE TRUTH & RECONCILIATION DAY – WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

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NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION – WHAT DOES IT MEAN? – ORANGE SHIRT DAY -pg.3

CANADA’S POPULATION STATS – NATIVE (5%) AND NON-NATIVE 95% – pg. 4

THE LAND STATS – pg. 5

LAND DISTRIBUTION IN CANADA- pg.6

FIRST NATION RESERVES – LAND ISSUES – pg. 7

NATIVE WOMEN – FORCED STERILIZATION/GENOCIDE STATS – US AND CANADA – pg. 9

EUGENICS “LAWS” IN CANADA/US – CANADA’S HISTORY OF EUGENICS “LAW” – pg. 10

INDIGENOUS WOMEN- LIVING AND EDUCATION STATS -pg. 11

ACTIVE DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES ON PUBLIC SYSTEMS – CANADA’S RESERVES – pg. 12

WHAT DOES RECONCILIATION REALLY MEAN? – pg. 13

NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION – WHAT DOES IT MEAN? -ORANGE SHIRT DAY

September 30th marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day –EVERY CHILD MATTERS;

Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters began in Williams Lake, British Columbia, on September 30, 2013. Established to honour Residential School Survivors, their families, and those who never returned home, it serves as a powerful reminder of the lasting impacts of the Residential School system. What began as a grassroots initiative has since evolved into a nationally recognized movement, with individuals, organizations, and communities across Canada participating in acts of remembrance, reflection, and reconciliation each year.

The orange shirt symbolizes the loss of culture, freedom, and self-esteem that many Indigenous children experienced. This day reminds us that “Every Child Matters”.

Public commemoration of this tragic chapter in Canada’s history (genocide), and its lasting effects, plays an essential role in advancing truth and reconciliation.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was established in response to Call to Action 80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which called on the federal government, in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, to create a statutory holiday recognizing Survivors, their families, and communities while ensuring the history and legacy of residential schools are publicly remembered. Bill C-5, which established the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a federal statutory holiday, received Royal Assent on June 3, 2021.

The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day are both observed annually on September 30th, and they are dedicated to honouring Residential School Survivors, their families, and communities, and to recognize the lasting impacts of Canada’s Residential School system. These commemorations provide an opportunity to deepen Canada’s understanding of the intergenerational effects of residential schools and to reflect on their enduring legacy as part of the ongoing journey toward truth, healing, and reconciliation.

On September 30, Canadians are encouraged to wear orange in honour of Residential School Survivors and their families, and in remembrance of the children who never returned home.

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#Canada’s Reconciliation Day, #History, #Canada, #Residential Schools, #Native, #Human Rights, #Indigenous, #Land Stats, #Meanings;

History, Law, Islam, Religion

DIVINE WILL – & CAUSALITY LAW (Law of Cause and Effect) – Monotheism

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DIVINE WILL & CAUSALITY LAW – MONOTHEISM LOGIC:

Allah has no Partner or Associate – Order in Universe Related to Divine Will

Allah declares Himself to be above having any child or partner in dominion, control and worship. He says:

مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَهٍ إِذاً لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلاَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ

(No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him. (If there had been many gods), then each god would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to overcome others.)

Meaning, if it were decreed that there should be a plurality of deities, each of them would have exclusive control over whatever he had created, so there would never be any order in the universe. But what we see is that the universe is ordered and cohesive, with the upper and lower realms connected to one another in the most perfect fashion.

مَّا تَرَى فِى خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَنِ مِن تَفَوُتٍ

(you can see no fault in the creation of the Most Gracious) 65:3. Moreover, if there were a number of gods, each of them would try to subdue the other with enmity, and one would prevail over the other. This has been mentioned by the scholars of `Ilm-ul-Kalam, who discussed it using the evidence of mutual resistance or counteraction. This idea states that if there were two or more creators, one would want to make a body move while the other would want to keep it immobile, and if neither of them could achieve what they wanted, then both would be incapable, but the One Whose existence is essential i.e., Allah cannot be incapable. It is impossible for the will of both to be fulfilled because of the conflict.

This dilemma only arises when a plurality of gods is suggested, so it is impossible for there to be such a plurality, because if the will of one is fulfilled and not the other, the one who prevails will be the one whose existence is essential (i.e., God) and the one who is prevailed over will be merely possible (i.e., he is not divine), because it is not befitting for the one to be defeated whose existence is essential. Allah says:

وَلَعَلاَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ سُبْحَنَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

(and some would have tried to overcome others! Glorified be Allah above all that they attribute to Him!) meaning, high above all that the stubborn wrongdoers say when they claim that He has a son or partner.

عَلِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَدَةِ

(All-Knower of the unseen and the seen!) means, He knows what is hidden from His creatures and what they see.

فَتَعَلَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

(Exalted be He over all that they associate as partners to Him!) means, sanctified and glorified and exalted be He above all that the wrongdoers and liars say.

The Nature of God’s Will – Philosophical Arguments:

God’s Will generally refers to the intentions, desires, commands, or decrees of a divine being. It can be understood in several dimensions:

  • Decretive Will (or Sovereign Will): This is God’s ultimate plan or purpose for all of creation, which is immutable and always comes to pass. It encompasses everything from the laws of physics to the unfolding of history.
  • Preceptive Will (or Moral Will): This refers to God’s commands and moral injunctions, often expressed in sacred texts or through natural law. It outlines what God desires humans to do or not to do, even if humans, through free will, choose to disobey.
  • Permissive Will: This describes what God allows to happen, even if it is not His direct desire. It acknowledges the existence of evil or human free choices that deviate from His preceptive will, without implying divine approval.
  • The concept of God’s Will is central to understanding divine providence, predestination, and the very basis of ethical systems in many traditions.

The Power of God’s Cause

God’s Cause positions the divine as the ultimate originator and sustainer of all being. This concept is deeply rooted in metaphysical inquiry and the search for a first principle.

  • First Cause (Prima Causa): In philosophical theology, God is often posited as the uncaused cause of everything else. This argument, famously articulated by Aristotle and later elaborated by Thomas Aquinas, suggests that an infinite regress of causes is impossible, thus necessitating an initial, uncaused cause.
  • Efficient Cause: God as the active agent bringing things into existence. This relates to creation ex nihilo (from nothing) and the ongoing sustenance of the universe.
  • Final Cause (Teleological Cause): God as the ultimate purpose or end goal towards which all creation tends. This imbues the universe with inherent meaning and direction, often linked directly to God’s Will.

(https://www.planksip.org/the-concept-of-gods-will-and-cause-and-concept-1763504646981/)

The Law of Causality in History and the Universe

The law of causality (‘illiyyah) operates in the course of history as well as in the universe in form of a general and an irrevocable law, without there being any exception to it. Some of the Qur’anic verses pertaining to this fact are:

• “To Allah belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wishes.”1

• “Indeed Allah does what He desires.”2

• “Indeed your Lord does whatever He desires.”3

• “All that We say to a thing, when We will it, is to say to it ‘Be!’ and it is.”4

• “Had Allah willed, He would have taken away their hearing and sight.”5

• “But Allah singles out for His mercy whomever He wishes.”6

• “Allah provides whomever He wishes without any reckoning.”7

• “And Allah gives His kingdom to whomever He wishes.”8

• “Say, ‘O Allah, Master of all sovereignty! You give sovereignty to whomever You wish, and strip sovereignty of whomever You wish; You make mighty whomever You wish, and You abase whomever You wish; all good is in Your hand. Indeed You have power over all things.’”9

• “If He wishes, He will take you away, O mankind, and bring others {in your place}.”10

https://al-islam.org/supplication-eyes-ahl-al-bayt-muhammad-mahdi-al-asifi/supplication-and-divine-decree-and-destiny

https://www.planksip.org/the-concept-of-gods-will-and-cause-and-concept-1763504646981;

Topics: #Causality, #Cause and Effect, #Divine Will, #Monotheism, #Law; #Divine Will; The Argument for Monotheism; #Nature of God’s Will;

History, Law

Cash Bail – Canada’s Ontario Bill 75- Cash Bail Financial Scam

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Presumption of Innocence Protected: Cash Bail, Ontario’s Bill 75, and the Court Injunction

What just happened?

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has temporarily stopped the mandatory cash bail rules in Ontario’s Bill 75. This pause, called an injunction, was granted after the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA) jointly challenged the law.

For now, the new cash bail rules will not apply in Ontario. They are on hold until the judge issues a final decision.

How bail normally works in Canada

Under the federal Criminal Code, a justice decides whether a person can be released while awaiting trial. Because people are presumed innocent, bail is meant to allow release unless detention is truly necessary to ensure the accused attends court, for the protection or safety of the public, or to maintain confidence in the administration of justice.

In Ontario, most people are released on a promise to pay. This means:

The accused, or a surety (someone supervising them), pledges an amount of money.

They only have to pay that money if a bail condition is broken and a justice orders it paid.

What Ontario’s Bill 75 would do

Bill 75 would require anyone released on a promise to pay—or their surety—to deposit money with the court within 48 hours. If they do not, they would face a provincial offence.

In practice, this means every promise to pay becomes a form of cash bail, dramatically expanding the use of upfront payments.

Why the CCLA challenged Bill 75

The constitutional challenge argued that:

  • Ontario cannot impose mandatory cash bail because bail is a matter of criminal procedure that falls under federal jurisdiction.
  • Mandatory cash bail conflicts with the Criminal Code, which treats cash bail as exceptional.
  • Bill 75 violates section 11(e) of the Charter, which protects the right not to be denied reasonable bail.
What the injunction means going forward

The mandatory cash bail provisions in Bill 75 are paused. The court will continue to consider the full arguments and evidence before making a final ruling. Until then, the usual bail rules outlined in the Criminal Code remain in place, protecting fairness, accessibility, and the presumption of innocence.

Shakir Rahim 

Shakir Rahim

Reference – https://ccla.org/take-action/civil-liberties-alerts/cash-bail-ontarios-bill-75-and-the-court-injunction

#Ontario; #Bail; #law; #Finance Scam; #Injunction; #Canadian Civil Liberties Association – CCLA Article;

Geography, History, Law

“Go back to your country” NON-SENSE

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“Go back to your country” NON-SENSE:

BASED ON THESE STATS: all those racist “Go back to your country” type of people (majority white racists) would mean they included would have to go back to their countries (maybe take a DNA test) for some European countries who do not even want them or consider them citizen nowadays – about 95 Percent of the population;

More than 1.8 million Indigenous people
According to the 2021 Census, there were 1.8 million Indigenous people, representing 5.0% of the total Canadian population, up from 4.9% in 2016.

More than half of First Nations people live in Western Canada
While more than half (55.5%) of all First Nations people were living in Western Canada in 2021, Ontario (251,030) was the province with the highest number of First Nations people, representing nearly one-quarter (23.9%) of Canada’s First Nations population. Meanwhile, around one in nine (11.1%) First Nations people were living in Quebec, and 7.6% were living in Atlantic Canada. The remaining 1.9% of First Nations people lived in the territories.

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/3920-canadas-indigenous-population

#racist, #Non-sense, #Geography, #population, #Canada; #Native versus Non-native population Stats;

Geography, History, Law, Language,Rosethorn, Library

North American – Prussian Education System

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History of North American Education System

History Behind The Prussian Model of Education

Fast-forward to 18th-century Prussia, where an entirely different philosophy of education was emerging. The Prussian model of education wasn’t designed to create critical thinkers; it wasn’t even designed for kids. Prussian leaders built it to produce disciplined, obedient soldiers who would follow orders without question. 

This was in response to the military weaknesses exposed by Prussia’s defeat by Napoleon. The defeat revealed shortcomings not only in military tactics but also in the population’s readiness and loyalty. This led Prussian leaders to recognize the need for a more unified, reliable, and well-trained citizenry that could support the state’s military and political objectives.

This shift in control allowed the state to decide what children learned and, more importantly, how they learned to think — or rather, not to think. In Prussia, schooling was a tool for control, shaping young people into compliant subjects who wouldn’t question authority or run tail in the face of a canon.

Origins and Importation

  • Prussian Roots: Developed in the early 1800s after Prussia’s defeat by Napoleon, the system aimed to create disciplined soldiers, unified citizens, and an obedient populace. [1, 2, 3]
  • American Adoption: In the 1840s, American educators traveled to Prussia, translated reports on their state-run schools, and brought the framework back to standardize a fragmented local schooling approach. [1, 2, 3]
  • Industrial Scaling: Later in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, industrialists and philanthropists—such as through the Rockefeller General Education Board—helped scale and fund this framework to supply a predictable, manageable workforce for factories;

References:

The Prussian Model of Education in the US Should Be Reexamined

#School System; #Origins, #Prussian Wars with Napoleon; #Purpose; #North America Import System;

History, Law, Islam, Religion

Pen (Writing of Deeds) is Lifted from 3

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Hadith on Accountability (Pen here means the Pen of Writing of Deeds by the Angels)

Ali ibn Abi Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The pen is lifted from three people: a sleeping person until he awakens, a child until he becomes an adult, and an insane person until he regains his sanity.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1423; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَلِيٍّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ رُفِعَ الْقَلَمُ عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ عَنْ النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ وَعَنْ الصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى يَشِبَّ وَعَنْ الْمَعْتُوهِ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ

1423 سنن الترمذي كتاب الحدود باب ما جاء فيمن لا يجب عليه الحد

1423 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الترمذي

#Pen (Writing of #Deeds by Angels) is lifted, #Excuses, #Conditions, #Islam; #Legislation;

History, Law, Library

Gulag Archipelago

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A Book about the Communist “Hell” (political prisoners sent to Siberia) – during communist hell – by the political prisoner and teachers Alexandr Solzhenitsyn;

EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn did not write a book called Road to Siberia, but he wrote extensively about the Soviet penal system and his own imprisonment. His most famous works documenting the brutal labor camps include The Gulag Archipelago and the novella One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Key Details on Solzhenitsyn’s Exile and Works

  • Imprisonment: Arrested in February 1945 for criticizing Joseph Stalin in a private letter, spending eight years in labor camps and subsequent internal exile. [1, 2]
  • The Gulag Archipelago: A monumental three-volume historical investigation of the Soviet forced labor camp system, drawing on testimonies from 227 survivors and his own time inside. [1, 2, 3]
  • Return to Russia: After the fall of the Soviet Union, he famously returned to Russia via a train journey from Vladivostok in 1994. [1, 2]
  • Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn[a][b] ⓘ (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008)[6][7] was a Soviet and Russian author and dissident who helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, especially the Gulag prison system. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature”.[8] His nonfiction work The Gulag Archipelago “amounted to a head-on challenge to the Soviet state” and sold tens of millions of copies.[9

Solzhenitsyn was born into a family that defied the Soviet anti-religious campaign in the 1920s and remained devout members of the Russian Orthodox Church. At a young age he became an atheist and embraced Marxism–Leninism. While serving as a captain in the Red Army during World War II, Solzhenitsyn was arrested by SMERSH and sentenced to eight years in the Gulag and then internal exilefor criticizing Joseph Stalin in private correspondence with another field officer.[10][11] As a result of his experience in prison and the camps, he gradually became a philosophically minded Eastern Orthodox Christian.

During the Khrushchev Thaw, Solzhenitsyn was released and exonerated. He started writing novels about his experiences and repression in the Soviet Union. In 1962, he published his first novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich—an account of Stalinist repressions—with approval from Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. His last work to be published in the Soviet Union was Matryona’s Place in 1963. After Khrushchev lost power, Soviet authorities unsuccessfully tried to discourage Solzhenitsyn from writing. His novels published in other countries included Cancer Ward in 1966, In the First Circle in 1968 and August 1914 in 1971. The history The Gulag Archipelago was published in 1973. The last outraged authorities and, in 1974, he was stripped of his Soviet citizenship and flown to West Germany.[12] He soon moved to Switzerland and then, in 1976, to Vermont in the United States with his family. He continued to write and his Soviet citizenship was restored in 1990. He returned to Russia four years later and remained there until his death in 2008.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleksandr-Solzhenitsyn

#Gulag Archipelago; #Communist “hell”; #Siberia; #Labour camps; #Political Prisoners, #History;

Geography, History, Law

Protest of the Bus Routes – Sault Ste Marie

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https://www.villagereport.ca/village-picks/if-i-break-a-hip-its-game-over-solo-senior-stages-protest-over-bus-routes-12495392

History, Law, Language,Rosethorn

11 Every Day Words with Indigenous Roots

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11 everyday words with indigenous roots

Published on November 15, 2025

Image: Zoshua Colah

English is a very welcoming language in the sense that it incorporates terms from many other languages from all over the world. And, as it couldn’t be otherwise, Native American languages have lent many of their words and terms to English speakers. Some traveled through Spanish or French before settling into English, and others arrived directly through early contact and trade, helping shape the way we speak today. Did you know about these 11 terms?

1 – CANOE

Image: Michael Niessl

The word “canoe” comes from the Taino term canoa, which was first used by Caribbean islanders long before Europeans arrived. Early explorers adopted it to describe the slim, sturdy boats they saw.

Over time, “canoe” became the standard English word for a small paddled craft. Today it still carries that sense of simplicity and closeness to nature.

  • CANOE-The word “canoe” comes from the Taino term canoa, which was first used by Caribbean islanders long before Europeans arrived. Early explorers adopted it to describe the slim, sturdy boats they saw.
  • BARBECUE – comes from barbacoa, another Taino term for a wooden frame used for cooking meat over fire.
  • SKUNK – “Skunk” comes from the Algonquian word squnk, which means “urinating fox” (quite a fitting term, indeed).
  • MOOSE – Eastern Abenaki, a part of the Algonquian family, where it meant “he strips off bark;
  • RACOON – “Raccoon” comes from the Powhatan word arakun, meaning “he scratches with his hands.” (front paws);
  • CHIPMUNK – comes from the Ojibwe word ajidamoo, which means “one who descends trees headfirst.”
  • CARIBOO – comes from the Mi’kmaq term qalipu, which means “snow shoveler,”
  • TOTEM – “Totem” comes from the Ojibwe word ototeman, which means “kinship group.” It described symbols representing clans and shared roots.
  • COYOTE – “Coyote” comes from the Nahuatl word coyōtl, which was used by Indigenous tribes of central Mexico. Spanish speakers adopted it, and English borrowed later.
  • AVOCADO – traces to the Nahuatl word ahacatl, which refers to the fruit and to a body part as well.
  • CHOCOLATE – The last Nahuatl word and also the last word on the list comes from the term xocolātl, which describes a bitter cacao drink that was consumed long before Europeans arrived in America. The name traveled from Spanish to English.

https://www.dictionaryscoop.com/article/12-Native-American-words-that-you-use-daily-without-even-knowing-it

#English; #Language; #Native Root- Words;